Manchester City’s perfect start to the Premier League season was brought to a surprising halt by Wolves as the champions slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Molineux.
City had won six consecutive matches as they began their title defence in imperious form, but the 1-0 defeat at Newcastle in the Carabao Cup in midweek showed Pep Guardiola’s side were not infallible.
Having started the week without a competitive defeat in 90 minutes since May, City have now been handed two in a row thanks to a Ruben Dias own goal and a close-range Hee-Chan Hwang strike.
Julian Alvarez bent in a brilliant free-kick to briefly level the scores but City were otherwise uninspired, with Erling Haaland registering just 15 touches as Wolves defended superbly.
Rodri was once again conspicuous by his absence as he served the second of his three-match suspension – an ominous prospect given the influential midfielder will also be banned for the trip to title rivals Arsenal next Sunday
For Wolves, their next game is at home to Aston Villa on Sunday October 8
